Sean Barker Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 There was quite a bit of interest in my new GPS on today’s club run, so for those interested here is the lowdown The unit The manual . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveM Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Hi Sean. I found this section of the manual interesting:- 3.00 Battery Power The Active 10 can be powered by a Lithium Polymer rechargeable battery (section 20.03) or three AA batteries. The rechargeable battery is optimized to last longer over a wide range of temperatures/conditions and lasts significantly longer than AAs. Since AA batteries vary significantly in power and life from one type to another, we recommend using Lithium Energizers which are the most powerful on the market. It is not advisable to use cheap batteries in the unit as they will have a short life. There are 3 ways to conserve power: 1. Select a ‘Screen Turn Off’ option Settings > Power Control > Automatic Screen Turn Off > Select ‘Off after 3 minutes’ 2. Change the Power Saving Mode so the GPS MAP screen updates every 4 seconds instead of every second. Settings > Advanced Power Control > Power Saving Mode > Advanced Note: The Trail Up facility is disabled when in Advanced Powersaving Mode. 3. Decrease the Backlight setting Settings > Backlight (adjust slider accordingly) 4. Use Hibernate Mode to set an ultra low power state and rapid satellite acquisition. Settings > Advanced Power Control > Hibernate Timeout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Barker Posted March 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Well it says three ways to conserve power but as you know from today, I discovered a fourth way to conserve power. Forget to charge up the bloody thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Jones Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Sean, it is a very impressive piece of kit, and one thing that fascinated me was the detail that it could show. The full OS Maps of the UK that you have and the way you can zoom right down to see things of interest such as churches was brilliant. It is also possible to visibly observe the church at Upton Snodsbury from the road as we discovered without zooming in. So in conclusion human observation is still a pretty good tool when the high tech gadgets have failed due to humans forgetting to charge them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveM Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 OS Landranger Map 150 - Worcester and the Malverns needs no batteries and you can zoom in by holding closer to your face. Costs £6.50 WH Smiths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanW Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 OS Landranger Map 150 - Worcester and the Malverns needs no batteries and you can zoom in by holding closer to your face. Costs £6.50 WH Smiths We used to live in caves once upon a time to..... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Barker Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 OS Landranger Map 150 - Worcester and the Malverns needs no batteries and you can zoom in by holding closer to your face. Costs £6.50 WH Smiths But try doing that when your cycling in the rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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